Quote Originally Posted by Mark_Ross View Post
Excellent day for England overall today, despite some childish "betcha i can slog it, nuh nuh!" attacks on the Aussie short ball tactic (for which read - bludy hell we have totally run out of ideas, what the hell we gonna do?). Lyon injury very unfortunate for them, but could be crucial in deciding the outcome of this test.
Not sure how much it will matter on this pitch, but interesting that neither side now has a specialist spinner. Hopefully Root will offer more than the Aussies can manage.